Category: Health

THE MEAL SUBSCRIPTION SHOWDOWN! Yes I said it. I don’t know about you guys, but I have been seeing ads for meal subscription services for what seems like forever. I remember a few years back when you were talking meal subscription you had to live in places like L.A. or NYC to quality meals, if you lived anywhere else you basically got prepackaged processed meals that claimed to be healthy but contained more chemicals then actual food. I’ve been dying to try out the new companies for a while now, they all seem so interesting, and the one thing that they all have in common: FRESH FOOD. After Ken wasn’t able to tolerate juicing 24/7 and we decided to add in one quality dinner everyday to deal with that, I knew I wanted to try out meal subscriptions. Ken and I like most people, have decided what food we like, which food we don’t like, and basically we eat the same 10 meals over and over again. Ken loves chicken, so we eat 80% chicken (seriously it’s his favorite food). I love pasta, so I am constantly making pasta and throwing pre-made sauce from a jar on it and […]

I don’t know about you guys, but I love documentaries. My husband on the other hand not so much. So imagine my surprise when I sat down to watch Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead and Ken decided he wanted to sit next to me and watch it too. Let me back it up a little bit. Ken and I have been eating crap for basically the past 4+ years, me more than him, but yeah. Ken came back from two years living in Japan (thanks Army) and when he got back we ate out all the time. Before I knew it I gained more weight then I am willing to admit yet. As for Ken, well he didn’t gain the weight until last year. He got out of the army right after having spinal surgery, so no more PT, means gaining 50 pounds. We have been talking about getting healthy for what seems like forever. But all we ever did was talk. Enter the documentary. If you haven’t seen it you really should, you can rent it on Amazon, or if you are a Prime member you can watch it for free. In he basically talks about all the things […]